Tennessee Highway Patrol Urges Motorists to Watch Out for Deer
November 3, 2017
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) cautions motorists to watch out for deer on or near the roadways. An increase in deer related crashes is more likely during November-December due to deer mating and hunting season.
“Deer related crashes can be a very serious and dangerous incident,” THP Colonel Tracy Trott said. “Deer pose a danger to motorists throughout the year, especially in the fall. Stats show November is typically the worst month for deer-related crashes. It is important for motorists to exercise caution, slow down and remain alert in areas where deer are present.”
November-December worst time for deer related crashes
Tennessee Highway Patrol urges Motorists to watch out for Deer
November 28, 2015
Fall Season Worst Time for Deer-Related Crashes
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) urges motorists to exercise caution on the roadways this time of year. Autumn means, football, fall foliage, pumpkin pies, and the start of deer mating and hunting season. Last year in Tennessee, one person was killed in a traffic crash involving deer.
“The fall season is the most active time of year for deer-related crashes,” Colonel Trott said. “We want to remind drivers to be alert and watch for deer on or around the roadways, especially at dawn or after sunset.”
A deer crossing a road
State Farm says Kentucky and Tennessee Drivers Beware of Deer
September 19, 2015
New State Farm® data shows odds Kentucky and Tennessee drivers will collide with a deer are declining
Murfreesboro, TN – Kentucky drivers are about five percent less likely to collide with a deer than they were last year, according to new claims data from State Farm. The odds drivers will hit a deer in Kentucky are 1 out of 113, above the national odds of 1 in 169.
Meanwhile, Tennessee drivers are about four percent less likely to collide with a deer than they were last year, according to new claims data from State Farm. The odds drivers will hit a deer in Tennessee are 1 out of 170, just below the national odds of 1 in 169.
A deer crossing a road
Tennessee Highway Patrol urges Motorists to Watch out for Deer
October 9, 2013
October Through December Worst Time For Deer-Related Crashes
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) Colonel Tracy Trott today announced that three people were killed in crashes involving deer in 2012. Colonel Trott cautions motorists to be watchful of deer during the fall and winter seasons, as an increase in deer-related crashes are likely during the months of October through December.
In Tennessee, there were 5,911 deer-related crashes in 2012. That’s an increase of 4.2 percent from the 5,670 crashes involving deer the previous year. Of the 2012 figure, 5,601 were property damage, 307 were wrecks with injury, and three resulted in fatalities.
A deer crossing a road
Tennessee Highway Patrol warns Motorists to watch out for Deer
October 18, 2012
October through December Worst Time For Deer-Related Crashes
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Highway Patrol cautions motorists to watch out for deer on or near the roadways this fall season. An increase in deer-related crashes is likely during the months of October through December due to deer mating and hunting season.
“Deer pose a danger to motorists throughout the year, but especially in the fall,” THP Colonel Tracy Trott said. “November is typically the worst month for deer-related crashes. It is important to exercise caution, slow down and stay alert in areas where deer are populated.”
A deer crossing a road
